WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — A person who was arrested after a visitors cease in Burke County has been charged with the homicide of a Wake County deputy, in accordance with court docket data obtained by Channel 9.

Deputy Ned Byrd was shot and killed on a darkish part of Battle Bridge Street on Aug. 12, nevertheless it was not instantly clear why he stopped there, sheriff’s workplace spokesperson Eric Curry mentioned. Byrd had responded to a home name lower than a mile away earlier within the evening, then entered his notes into the system, he mentioned.

In response to WRAL, authorities mentioned deputies went to the scene after not listening to from Byrd for a number of hours. As soon as his physique was discovered, deputies additionally discovered his Ok-9 nonetheless inside his automobile — the sheriff’s workplace mentioned it signifies no matter he initially encountered was not thought of a serious menace.

Days later, sources mentioned North Carolina Freeway Patrol made a visitors cease on Interstate 40 Tuesday after receiving info on two separate automobiles being in Burke County. The automobiles have been heading westbound collectively however then separated when troopers obtained shut. Two males have been then taken into custody.

A member of the family informed Channel 9 that the boys stopped are brothers, Auturo and Alder Marin-Sotelo.

Channel 9′s Dave Faherty was on the scene on I-40, the place the 2 brothers have been taken into custody. He additionally noticed them being taken into the Burke County Sheriff’s Workplace alongside a dozen U.S. marshals and different legislation enforcement officers.

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After days of questioning, WRAL reported Thursday that Auturo is going through a homicide cost in Byrd’s killing.

“It provides this workplace nice pleasure to have the ability to share one of many suspects that we consider is concerned within the loss of life of Deputy Ned Byrd has been charged with homicide in that case,” Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker mentioned.

Auturo confronted a choose Thursday afternoon, the place he requested for a court-appointed lawyer. Prosecutors mentioned they are going to resolve over the following 90 days whether or not or to not search the loss of life penalty.

Hours earlier than the cost was introduced, sources additionally informed WRAL Wednesday evening {that a} truck linked to the killing of Byrd was present in Winston-Salem. The Wake County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the motive force of the truck was believed to have been close to the scene of the homicide. The truck was initially reported to be white by police, however officers mentioned it had been painted purple earlier than being picked up and brought again to Wake County, WRAL reported.

The Wake County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned throughout a Thursday information convention that there could possibly be further arrests within the case.

The announcement of Auturo’s cost got here the identical day household and pals attended a visitation for Bryd, and 24 hours earlier than he’s laid to relaxation Friday.

No different particulars have been launched.

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